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SORTEE member voices – Matt Lloyd Jones

[SORTEE member voices is a weekly Q&A with a different SORTEE member]
   

Name: Matt Lloyd Jones.
 

Date: 09 July 2021.
 

Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate.
 

Research and/or work interests: Systematic review and meta-analysis in microbial invasion ecology.
   

How did you become interested in open research?
Through meeting like-minded folk.    

What’s an open science practice or topic that you’ve changed your views on within the last few years? Why?
HARKing; it’s essentially taught as a skill in a lot of PhDs, and I only realised it was an issue when meeting open-science folk.    

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SORTEE member voices – Verena Brauer

[SORTEE member voices is a weekly Q&A with a different SORTEE member]
   

Name: Verena Brauer.
 

Date: 09 July 2021.
 

Position: Senior Scientist.
 

Research and/or work interests: Microbial Ecology.
   

How did you become interested in open research?
It is extremely difficult to perform diligent, profound research in Ecology nowadays because of the high pressure to publish a lot and fast. The research system selects for sensational and superficial research. That should not be.    

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SORTEE member voices – Juan Rocha

[SORTEE member voices is a weekly Q&A with a different SORTEE member]
   

Name: Juan Rocha.
 

Date: 09 July 2021.
 

Position: Researcher.
 

Research and/or work interests: I’m a research scientist at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. My research questions are oriented towards understanding critical transitions: from regime shifts in ecological systems, to collective action in society. Currently I’m focusing on the idea of cascading effects: how a critical transition in an ecosystem in the world can impact the likelihood of other ecosystems tipping over. I develop mathematical models to explore which interconnections are plausible, and look for empirical signatures of cascading effects on trade networks and rainfall transport dynamics. I’m interested in methods for identifying resilience surrogates – good observables that can tell you how resilient a system is – as well as misperception of feedbacks and their consequences. I find inspiration in complex systems science, and the use of mathematical models, networks and other computational methods to understand social and ecological complexity.
   

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SORTEE member voices – Tanya Strydom

[SORTEE member voices is a weekly Q&A with a different SORTEE member]
   

Name: Tanya Strydom.
 

Date: 09 July 2021.
 

Position: Graduate Student.
   

How did you become interested in open research?
At a graduate-level (field) course. This was the first time that I was really introduced to the bigger issue of open research and (by extension) reproducibility, and I decided then and there it was time to Stan… I think this was in part because someone was there to hold my hand through the ‘scary unknown’ of what reproducibility looks like (and how to work towards it), which probably says something about the importance of integrating openness and reproducibility into student training.    

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SORTEE member voices – Ineta Kačergytė

[SORTEE member voices is a weekly Q&A with a different SORTEE member]
   

Name: Ineta Kačergytė.
 

Date: 09 July 2021.
 

Position: doctoral student.
 

Research and/or work interests: I am working within conservation biology and landscape ecology fields, where I am evaluating restoration and creation initiatives to facilitate biodiversity. I mainly work with bird communities, but also involve amphibians and fish..
   

How did you become interested in open research?
It is an increasingly relevant topic. We have been exposed to the difficulties, dangers, and ethics of current research transparency from the early career stage. I think my colleagues, structured courses, open discussion during conferences and other platforms, as well as relevant publications made me interested in this topic.    

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SORTEE member voices – Gideon Deme Gywa

[SORTEE member voices is a weekly Q&A with a different SORTEE member]
   

Name: Gideon Deme Gywa.
 

Date: 09 July 2021.
 

Position: PhD candidate.
 

Research and/or work interests: I’m a PhD scholar at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and hosted at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. My research over the years has focused on using theoretical models, experimental and field approaches to answer questions in evolutionary ecology, conservation of biodiversity in the ecosystem, and plastic waste management across the African continent. Overall, I am passionate about environmental protection and biodiversity conservation. Currently, I’m the project leader for the AFRICAN ECO-RESEARCH (AFRICER) project.
   

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